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Sheer Mag is an American rock band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, formed in 2014. A combination of 1970s rock and punk ethos, the band continued to gather attention, releasing three 7-inch EPs before March 2016.[3][4] In January 2015, Rolling Stone featured the band as one of "10 New Artists You Need To Know", describing them as "a gang of punks with a not-so-secret love of Seventies classic rock."[5][6][7] Four of five band members attended the State University of New York at Purchase.[4] In 2016, the band was part of the Coachella 2016 line-up[8] and performed on Late Night with Seth Meyers.[9] On May 10, 2017, Sheer Mag released "Need To Feel Your Love", the first track off their first full-length record, Need to Feel Your Love.[10][11] On June 19, 2019, they announced their second LP, A Distant Call.[12]

Sheer Mag
Background information
Origin	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Genres	Punk rock, hard rock, power pop[1][2]
Years active	2014–present
Labels	Wilsuns RC, Static Shock Records
Members	Tina Halladay Matt Palmer Kyle Seely Hart Seely
Past members	Allen Chapman Ian Dykstra Cameron Wisch
Website	www.sheer-mag.com

History

Sheer Mag's core members - Christina Halladay, Matt Palmer, and siblings Kyle and Hart Seely - all met while studying at SUNY Purchase. After graduating they all moved to Philadelphia and formed the band in 2014. They all moved into a house together, referring to their home as 'The Nuthouse', where they recorded their debut self-titled 7-inch EP later that year. It was released on their own label, Wilsons RC, in September 2014.[4]

Following its positive reception they went on their first full U.S. tour the next spring, with their EP finding a UK/EU release with London punk label Static Shock Records - a relationship that would continue for future releases.[5]

They released their second EP in April 2015, this time a co-release with Brooklyn label Katorga Works.[5] In March 2016 they released a third 7-inch vinyl EP.[5] In early 2017 Wilsons RC and Static Shock released a compilation LP covering all songs from their previous releases.

On May 10, 2017, Sheer Mag released the title track off their first full-length record, Need to Feel Your Love, which came out 14 July.[10][11]

On June 19, 2019, they announced their second LP, A Distant Call would be released on August 23 the same year.[12]

The track "Expect the Bayonet" from Need to Feel Your Love served as the walkout track for Bernie Sanders at a comeback presidential campaign rally in Queens, New York during October 2019.[13] The RollingStone politics podcast Useful Idiots uses the same track as its theme music.

Members

Current members

• Christina Halladay – vocals
• Matt Palmer – rhythm guitar, keyboards
• Kyle Seely – lead guitar
• Hart Seely – bass

Touring members

• Giacomo Zatti – drums (2017–present)

Past members

• Ian Dykstra – drums[3]
• Allen Chapman – drums[5]
• Cameron Wisch – drums[14]

Discography

Studio albums

• Need to Feel Your Love – Wilsuns Recording Company (USA) / Static Shock (UK), 12" LP, CD, MP3 (2017)
• A Distant Call – Wilsuns Recording Company (USA) 12" LP, CD, MP3 (2019)[12]

EPs

• I – Wilsuns Recording Company (USA), 7" EP, Cassette, MP3 (2014) / Static Shock (UK), 7" EP, MP3 (2015)
• II – Wilsuns Recording Company / Katorga Works (USA), 7" EP, Cassette, MP3 / Static Shock (UK), 7" EP, MP3 (2015)
• III – Wilsuns Recording Company (USA), 7" EP, Cassette, MP3 / Static Shock (UK), 7" EP, MP3 (2016)

Compilation albums

• Compilation (I, II & III) – Wilsuns Recording Company (USA) / Static Shock (UK), 12" LP, CD, MP3 / Get Better Records (USA), Cassette (2017)

Live albums

• Live! - Shout Recordings (USA), Cassette, MP3 (2019)

References

External links

• Sheer Mag on Bandcamp

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